Has the young-adult baton passed from J.K. Rowling to Stephenie Meyer? Meyer's 'Twilight' series dominated USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list in 2008, as a look at the No. 1 books each week reveals.
To be sure, Act I of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) hasn’t been a model of inspiration or transparency, but it has served its core purpose – stabilizing the financial system. And unfortunately, the dire economic circumstances the country is still facing necessitate an Act II.